Legal firm hiring AP Manager in City of London Hybrid VAT & SRA experience required!

Your new company I have partnered with a leading law firm who are expanding their finance team. This role will be working out of their modern office in the City of London on a hybrid basis, reporting to the Head of Finance. This is a pivotal role within the finance function, responsible for overseeing the accounts payable operation and ensuring financial processes run smoothly and efficiently. The successful candidate will work closely with teams across the organisation to optimise workflows and support the firm's ongoing commitment to high-quality service delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounts payable professional to contribute meaningfully within a values-driven legal environment.Your new role

• Inputting purchase invoices, obtaining management approval for payment and processing payments
• Managing supplier accounts within the finance system
• Maintaining nominal accounts relating to court fees, courier fees and taxi expenses in line with established guidelines
• Performing supplier account reconciliations
• Reviewing creditors lists and forecasting upcoming payments
• Reviewing daily and monthly payment runs via the online banking system.
• Handling day-to-day supplier queries and monitoring the supplier inbox
• Liaising with billing and cashiering teams
• Producing reports for finance and wider internal stakeholders
• Supervising Accounts Payable Clerks
• Ensuring compliance with VAT regulations
• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules
• Identifying process and control improvements or remedial actions, and presenting recommendations to management
• Designing internal guidelines and contributing to the development of the firm's compliance infrastructure
• Managing workload effectively to deliver an accurate and timely service
• Assisting with ad hoc tasks as required by the finance team

• Proven experience in an Accounts Payable function within a law firm
• Strong working knowledge of VAT regulations
• Experience supervising or overseeing junior team members (beneficial)

• Experience overseeing an AP team
• Generous annual leave + Christmas shutdown + Your birthday off!